Kraemer-Milligan Family Collection
Scope and Contents
The Kraemer-Milligan Family Collection documents the poultry farming industry in the San Fernando Valley during the early- and mid-20th century, and consists primarily of photographs, histories of the Kraemer and Milligan families, and ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1913-1993
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Family History:
John Thomas Milligan raised white Leghorn chickens on his Oakgrove farm near Stithton, Kentucky. He migrated to the San Fernando Valley in 1922 and started The California White Leghorn Breeding Farm in the Lankershim area of the Valley (now North Hollywood). Mr Milligan's daughter, Wilhelmina C. Milligan, married Edgar W. Kraemer, whose father, Herman Kraemer was also in the poultry business in the San Fernando Valley.
Full Extent
1.97 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
John Thomas Milligan raised white Leghorn chickens on his Oakgrove farm near Stithton, Kentucky. He migrated to the San Fernando Valley in 1922 and started The California White Leghorn Breeding Farm in the Lankershim area of the Valley (now North Hollywood). Mr. Milligan's daughter, Wilhelmina C. Milligan, married Edgar W. Kraemer, whose father, Herman Kraemer was also in the poultry business in the San Fernando Valley. The collection consists primarily of photographs, histories of the Kraemer and Milligan families, and ephemera.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Wilhelmina Milligan, 1995.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Kraemer-Milligan Family Collection
- Date
- 2013-02-04
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
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Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
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